Azerbaijan Threatens To Strike Armenian Atomic Plant

[727Sky]

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/a...ting-years

Via AlMasdarNews.com,
The Azerbaijani Ministry of Defense warned on Thursday, that its forces could carry out a precision strike on the Metzamur power station in western Armenia if Yerevan decided to hit Azerbaijani strategic installations.
This after renewed fighting along the historically contested border early this week, as the AP described: 

Armenia and Azerbaijan forces fought Tuesday with heavy artillery and drones, leaving at least 16 people killed on both sides, including an Azerbaijani general, in the worst outbreak of hostilities in years.
Skirmishes on the volatile border between the two South Caucasus nations began Sunday. Azerbaijan said it has lost 11 servicemen and one civilian in three days of fighting, and Armenia said four of its troops were killed Tuesday.

In response to Armenian threats to hit the Mingchevir water tank in northern Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani Defense Ministry spokesman, Colonel Waqif Dargankhali, threatened:

“The Armenian side should not forget that the latest missile systems available to our army are capable of hitting the Metzamur Atomic Energy Station with high accuracy, which will turn into a great tragedy for Armenia.”

These statements reported in Interfax come against the backdrop of the military escalation in the border region between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which the two sides have accused each other of causing.
Moscow and Tehran have confirmed that they would do their utmost to reduce the tension between Baku and Yerevan, while Turkey aligned with Azerbaijan, has vowed to make Armenia “pay the price” for clashing with Azerbaijan.

CAUCASUS: Azerbaijan's Defence Ministry states that it can hit Armenia's Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant "with high accuracy", something it says would be a "great catastrophe for Armenia". https://t.co/jguSHiZ5q8
— Conflict News (@Conflicts) July 16, 2020

Meanwhile, the press secretary for the Armenian Ministry of Defense, Shusha Stepanian, announced on Thursday the resumption of clashes on the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Stepanian wrote on her Facebook page: “At 03.40 at night, the Armenian Armed Forces on the front line noticed movements of the enemy forces. Our forces immediately took up the defense and were able to prevent a hostile infiltration attempt. After a fierce battle, the enemy was forced to retreat, after incurring losses.”
According to the Armenian Ministry of Defense, the Azerbaijani units began the attack by bombing the villages of Ijbar and Movsis at 12:20 A.M. using D-30 howitzers.

[F2d5thCav]

The borders in that area, especially that exclave, are a recipe for disaster.

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[F2d5thCav]

I love it when news reports mention locations but give no map.  Here you go, a CavMap for Rogue enjoyment.  The "boom" symbol shows location of artillery strikes launched by the Azerbaijanis, as claimed by the Armenian authorities.



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[727Sky]

I posted this because of the surrounding countries in the area. Most people who kinda look at world events know of the extermination attempt by Turkey of the Armenians  (Armenian genocide) and Christianity in the area over the decades.  Without the old USSA they might have succeeded is my limited understanding.

[F2d5thCav]

Turkey under Erdogan is a loose cannon.  Immediate declaration of support for Azerbaijan.  Can't believe the Turk military let him take power.  They must have been infiltrated.

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[F2d5thCav]

Small update today.  Reports of Armenian artillery strikes in Azerbaijan.  Of the the three locations, I could only find one (these are small places, and the transliterated spelling in English can vary quite a bit) -- Dondar Gushchu.

Up until this point, the fighting seems to be an artillery duel with some drone action.  The artillery strikes on these small villages may not be random and could very well be counterbattery fires.



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[727Sky]

[Wallfire]

Turkey under Erdogan is a loose cannon.  Immediate declaration of support for Azerbaijan.  Can't believe the Turk military let him take power.  They must have been infiltrated.

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I agree, Erdogan wants to control most of the world, and the EU is just letting him do as he wants. Azerbaijan would never do or say anything without his support

[F2d5thCav]

Photo of Armenian soldier from 17 July press release of Armenia's Ministry of Defense.



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[F2d5thCav]

This is an informative article about the clash and politics in Azerbaijan.

https://asiatimes.com/2020/07/armenia-az...-caucasus/

Unlike past fighting, the latest escalation marks an unusual attempt by Azerbaijani forces to dislodge and seize Armenian territory. Unlike the Karabakh conflict, such a direct attack against Armenia represents a new and expanded level of inter-state warfare.

Moreover, Armenian military positions in that border area are based on a static defensive posture reinforced by a combination of fortified terrain and topography, thereby only enhancing the inherent strategic advantage of such a well-entrenched defensive force to resist any assault.

It is precisely this illogical move, seemingly doomed from the start, that suggests a quite different context for this new cycle of violence.

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